February 17, 2026

Legacy systems are putting banks at risk

February 17, 2026/ The Financial Revolutionist

Patricia Montesi, co-founder and CEO of Qolo, argues that outdated core systems pose a far greater risk to banks than stablecoins.

September 23, 2025

Why the second half of the 2020s will redefine payments

September 23, 2025/ The Financial Revolutionist

Deepak Gupta, EVP at Volante Technologies, explains how Fedwire’s ISO 20022 migration will affect payments.

The Financial Revolutionist

The Financial Revolutionist is weekly newsletter and blog focused on the torrid pace of financial innovation. Today, thanks to the exponential rate of technological change, explosion in global trade and new regulations ushered in by the Great Financial Crisis, a new financial revolution is under way. In this battle, virtually every aspect of the greater financial services sector is subject to rigorous challenge. With the Financial Revolutionist, we are aspiring to create a boots-on-the-ground and highly opinionated assessment of important financial innovation developments in the past week.